COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1220, 31 August 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

j INVESTMENT SHARES. I A Mle at 3d. of Wellington Gas Company ! shareholders rights to preference shares was the only transaction recorded in investment shares yesterday. The buying .'and selling quotations were as under:— BuycH. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. (I. National Hank 6 0 0' — Well. Investment 0 12 0 0 12 9 Well. Trust and Loan ... 79 0 - - OhristchUrch Gas — ' 915 0 .W«ll. Gα* (rights) 0 0 3 0 10 ■Ohristchnrch Jtsat - 16 2 6 Umnn Steam — 2 2 0 ■Well. Woollen (ord.) — 4 0 0 •Westport Conl - 19 3 .We=rtport-StocMon — 0 19 !N.Z, ten. Dentil l?,tt N.Z. .Paner Jlitfs 10 9 116 ■Sharland's ordinary — 14 9 pr«f«r.'<'ico ... — 15 0 !ATn.ranakl Petroleum .... 016 6 017 3 Tarinsarautn Totara — 2 8 0 .Ward and Co — 5 10 FROZEN MEAT. The imports of frozen mutton into tho United Kingdom during the six months ended June aO, compare with the oorre , --- pondinj: period of previous years as under: 1909. 1910. 1911 ■K.' Zealand 1.219.539 lftTl?6Ba uV'B66 Australia 583,944 828,734 789,224 Argentine a^d ■ •''tfrug.uay 9r,2,459 bHj.l97 359.936 Other countries ... 115,611 J9.624 52,693 I ' 2,826,533 2,733,243 3,059,719

The tot.il for the fix months shows tin increase of 326.476e.wt. as compared with the 'corresponding neriod of last year. -.Imports of frozen and chilled heof into the United Kingdom for tho half-years compare as follow:— Frozen Beef— 1909. 1910. 1911. cwt. eu'fc cwt - New Zealand 195.542 222.253 163^516 Australia • 85,146 157.273 175,461 Argentine 1,300.647 1,212,942 1269 939" United States 8,611) 5.418 1.916 Other countries ... : 6,784 2,943 23,128 .1.596,729 1,630,829 1,653.960 Chilled Beef— . .1909. 1910. 1911 ' ■ , , ' cwt. 'cwt. cwt. new ZcaJand — _ 129 Australia. • _ . 2.170 2,240 Argentine '• 853,146 1,127,535 1,795.690 Tjnited States -.- 471,574 280,873 123.814 Other countries ... 2.414 1.402 ' 8,084 1,333,134. 1.411,980 1,933,157 Imports of frozen beef for tho sii months 6how only a trifling increase over the corresponding period of last year, an increase from tho River Plate and other countries being -practically''balanced b" decroases from Australia, New Zealand, and tho Umtcd States. Imports of cliiUed beef for the half-year, however, show an increase, of 321,177cwt.. Argentine shipments having great-Iy increased, 'while North American Cunphes continue to docline. • Imports of live cattle into the United IvinEdora from the' TJnited States show a trilling recovery this year. The tota , number imported from oil places for the six months ended June 30 is 101.916. against 91,675 for the corresponding period of 1910, and 139,780 for the corresponding period in 1909. Imports of sheep and lambs from the united States and Canada, for the six months number.4l,972. against nil for the corresponding period last. year, and 5 271 for the corresnondins period of 1909. Imports of frozen rabbits Into the United Kingdom from Australia for the six months ended June 30 were 94,988cwt., aeainst 121,951cwt. for the corrcspondine neriod las* year: and from New Zealand 26,573cwt-., against 31,774cwt.

Customs duties collected at the port, of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2491 175... WHEAT. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Sydney, Aueust 30. wheat market is stronger. From ss. 7d.-4o ss. 7Jd. is now being asked for parcels. . DEBENTURE STOCKS. By ielesraph-Press Association-Copyright . , London, August 29. The prices of debenture stocks are unchanged. SILVER. Ba.r silver is. quoted at 24 l-3d. per ounce. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. The Commerce and Tourists Division of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce 'and Tourists has revived the followiu" cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London. August 29. unless otherwise nnecifled are average market prices on snot ) Eggs: The market is quiet but steidy. A good demand for .ill descriptions. Home eggs, per 120, 10s. to lls. 6d.; Russian eggs rer 120, 7s. 6u..f0 Bs. 9d.; Italian e"gs per 120, IDs. 3d. to Its. 3d.: Danish es°e'. per |K>. 10s. to ils. 6d.; Australian eggs, per liO, 7p. to ss. 3d. Poultry: The market is rather nuiet. Chickens: American. 8(1. to 9d.; Russian 7d..t0 Bd. ; Home. 9d. to lid. Ducklings! Russian, sd. to 6d. Turkeys: Russian. Bd. to Sd.